On the Hồ Chí Minh Stock Exchange (HoSE), the VN-Index closed at 1,242.53 points, down 3.56 points or 0.29 per cent. Market breadth remained negative, with 201 stocks declining, 100 advancing and 53 remaining unchanged.

As Việt Nam’s economy rebounds with ambitious growth targets, the power sector is poised for significant expansion to meet increasing energy demands.

Many investors believe taxing shareholders twice on the same profit is unfair, triggering the need to review and perhaps abolish the practice to strengthen investor confidence, increase investment returns, and entice more capital inflow into the stock market.

Credit growth is projected to be the main catalyst for driving bank stock prices in 2025, building on the undervaluation observed in the previous year.

On the Hồ Chí Minh Stock Exchange (HoSE), the VN-Index edged up by 0.44 points, or 0.04 per cent, to close at 1,249.55 points. Despite the gain, market breadth leaned negative, with 186 declining stocks outnumbering 134 gainers. Trading liquidity dropped slightly to approximately VNĐ9.9 trillion (US$390.7 million), with nearly 441 million shares traded.

Việt Nam’s stock market staged a strong rebound last week, recovering after two weeks of consecutive declines that had wiped more than 40 points from the VN-Index.

However, foreign investors continued to net sold a large amount of over VNĐ480 billion (US$19 million) on the two main exchanges.

Market breadth remained positive, with 185 rising stocks surpassing 99 decliners. Trading liquidity increased slightly to approximately VNĐ13.3 trillion ($523.3 million), with nearly 520 million shares traded.

Investors will be barred from using margin to trade these stocks.